Gravity-conveyer.



H. B. GRUM.

GRAVITY GONVEYER.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 25. 1912.

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GRAVTY UONVEYBE.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN, 25, 1912.

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las i from the Sapp-lying conveyor, reducing the angle in this directionto and delivering there to the oppositely extending conveyer portionswith a proper incline at right angles to that of the supplying conreyer,is, more 4clearly illustrated in Figs. 4, 5, and i3.'

As shown in these gures, the meansl for centering the oncoming stream ofbricks ing arms 29, these arms being carried on Vertical pivot posts andheld under yielcling tension to press the rollers 2l', 2Sj,in againstthevbrick lines by coil springs 3l fixed at one end-to the verticalpivot posts 30 and with their 'other ends engaging the arms 29. Thisarrangement is preferable in that it better insures the proper centeringof the brick lines 'for their even separation, these vertical presserrollers being adapted to yield to receive any uneven or irregularpresentation of the brick lines, and being under suiiicient tension toslide them laterally in either direction suiciently to center and alinethem properly for their even separation. These views also show guardrails 32 mounted at the sides of the curving conveyor portions, suchrails being ixecl by suitable strap posts 3.3 or otherwise to theconveye'r iraminv.

suitable base frame for the branching conveyer sections is indicatedconventionally at 3.4, this being of any preferred form, the

details thereon'l forming no part of the in- `vention. The `extremitiesof the curving portions Willin practice be joined to straiL ht conveyersections constituting the oppos. extending portions 15, 16 by snitablear and pin astenings or otherwise.

The practice of my invention thus makes it possible to load vcars Withgreat celerity since, of course, the conveyer system ol" which therollers l1 are the termination can supply the bricks at any desired rateand, by thus automatically effecting the division of the supply to bothends of the car at once, the entire car can be loaded in about hall thetime otherwise required.

' .therein to automatic bricks and apportion there to said. overging tos desirableec to nii. ed spaces t e seine -rw u v i.. A r my inventionis dell arrepepart of a gravity oonveyer s l i be understood as notlimited tnereto bi adapted for other uses t Earring oescribecl myinvention, what claim as new end desire to secure by Letters Fat-ent isl., in apparatus of the kind described,

comprising;- a conyeyer way 'for supplying lines of articles, said` Wayhaving branching turns extending' te divereing portions, and seid turnsbai/ing conical rollers arranged .lly divide the lines of portionsl2.*An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a gravity conveyor Way'na-ving branch turns leading to oppositely extendportions, said, tnrns'haring mounted therein conical rollers adapted to divide lines ofbricks and. apportion them equally to said oppositely extendingportions.

8, in apparatus of the iiinl described, comprising a gravityurollerccnveyer baring branching turns leading to oppositely extendingportions, esili turns and the convey/er portion adiacentthereto lievingbanked conical rollers mounted. ther in position ansomatica-llfvapportion the .lines of bricirs between onl ositely ex- A tendingportias direct 't ie saine el, An of t *sind deseribecl, comprising agravity roller conreyer wey having branching leading to oppositelyextending portions, conveyer Way baring lateral guides .for centeringlines of thereon end bringing' then into ciose formation, and. saidturns having conical lasks therebetween.

fin apparatus of the kind described, lcomprising a gravity rolleroonveyer Way having branching turns leading to oppositely extendingportions, sairf, conveyer wey having lateral spring presser means forcentering tne lines of bricks, .inst beiicre they reach said branchingturns, and said turns having conical rollers arranged to apportiontbelines of bricks therebetween.

in testimony whereof, l nave signed'my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ELLS B. CRUE/i Witnesses C. fisnrnns, H. C. lgsnrmnn.

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